Simpler stop-over option
I have an Indian passport. I have an option of choosing Kuala Lumpur or Bangkok for layover, each 24 hours. Outbound I fly Hyderabad, India to Vientiane, Laos with return from Ho Chi Minh City. Flying either Thai Airways or AirAsia.
Will I need visa to go into the city and if so for which country would the procedure be simpler?
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UPDATE: From the two options either Bangkok or Kuala Lumpur, I think Bangkok is more feasible to enter easily for Indian nationals because there is no restrictions to enter Thailand. Howevere Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia) you have to have enter first Indonesia, Thailand or Singapore then Malaysian immigration would allow an entry at airport otherwise you need a proper visa (Malaysia) if you wanna travel Hyderabad to Kuala Lumpur
Yes, Indian passport holders can avail VOA (Visa On Arrival) facility for both Thailand and Kuala Lumpur. Howevere there are some conditiond which are different from each other. Below is all the required information available and Indian national must meet all the requirement to avail VOA/transit facility
National of Indian with normal passport holder holders travelling as a tourist can obtain visa on arrival VOA at any Thailand international airport for a maximum of 15 days.
Source: Visa And Passport
Also Nationals of India with a visa issued by Indonesia, Singapore and Thailand can obtain a visa on arrival Kuala Lumpur, Johar Bahru, Kota Kinabatu,Kuching and Penang for a maximum of 7 days.
Conditions: they must arrive directly from Indonesia, Singapore or Thailand. They must also have return/onward ticket and at least USD 1000/= per passenger.
Source: Visa And Passport
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What is the difference between lay over and stop over?
A layover typically refers to a connection point between cities, sometimes as short as 30 minutes or as long as 23 hours, whereas a stopover refers to staying longer than 24 hours in any given city when traveling internationally (on domestic itineraries, the limit is reduced to four hours).What happens during a stop over?
Simply put, a layover flight is a flight with a stop in the middle. Sometimes, this will mean staying on the aircraft while it lands to drop off and pick up passengers. Other times, it will mean you have to get off the plane and board a new one at the airport.Is Stop Over the same as transfer?
transfer. You are in transit if you return to the same aircraft after your brief stopover at the airport and continue on your journey. In such cases, usually only one ticket is issued. It is a transfer if you change planes or airlines.What is stop over in airline?
On layover flights, during the aircraft changeover your baggage is transferred to the new aircraft by airport staff. If a journey is broken at a certain point in order to drop passengers off or for operational reasons and then continues on to the destination using the same aircraft, this is referred to as a stopover.Easy hack to stop over-drafting your bank account
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In both countries you will need a visa to enter. And in both countries, as an citizen of India, you can apply for a Visa on Arrival at the airport.
The time it takes in either location is dependent on how many flights arrive from VOA countries around the time your flight arrives. Could be just your flight and you are through in a half hour, could be several flights and you might need an hour or more.
The biggest differences are in costs and requirements.
Thailand's VOA for Indian citizens is 1000 baht (about US$30), Malaysia's is RM330 (about US$80).
Thailand requires travelers to have 10,000 baht (20,000 baht if family) or equivalent, Malaysia requires travelers to have US$1000. Thailand will accept a mix of cash and credit cards, not sure about Malaysia's stance on that.
Both require onward tickets, but you obviously have that covered.
Thailand's VOA is valid for 15 days, Malaysia's for 7 day (but this is just trivia since your stay is only 24 hours). Both expire when you leave, so you have the repeat the process if you layover on your way back.
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